Two killed, 13 injured after blast in Pakistani city of Karachi

At least two people were killed and 13 others injured in an explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday night, according to local media.

The local police said that the blast was caused by an explosive device planted by unknown persons in a motorbike standing on the side of the road in a market in downtown Karachi. It exploded while a vehicle of the Coast Guard forces was passing near it.